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enResearch Finds Patients with Acute Gout Spend Longer Time in EDhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/research-finds-patients-acute-gout-spend-longer-time-ed
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Research led by Nadine Mbuyi, MD, found that gout patients spend longer time in the ED than the national median across all medical illnesses.</p>
</div></div></div>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 21:22:34 +0000amrizz71327406 at https://smhs.gwu.eduhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/research-finds-patients-acute-gout-spend-longer-time-ed#commentsSMHS Students Put Skills to Use at Bread for the City COVID-19 Testing Sitehttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/smhs-students-put-skills-use-bread-city-covid-19-testing-site
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Testing is an important part of flattening the curve and stopping the spread of COVID-19, and nonprofit Bread for the City is working hard to offer testing to underserved residents, an effort made successful with the help of students from SMHS.</p>
</div></div></div>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:03:22 +0000kdvorak27401 at https://smhs.gwu.eduhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/smhs-students-put-skills-use-bread-city-covid-19-testing-site#commentsHealthline - What to Know About Potential COVID-19 Treatment Remdesivirhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/healthline-what-know-about-potential-covid-19-treatment-remdesivir
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Marc Siegel, MD, associate professor of medicine, spoke to Healthline for an article on the potential COVID-19 treatment Remdesivir.</p>
</div></div></div>Mon, 01 Jun 2020 04:00:00 +0000amrizz71327396 at https://smhs.gwu.eduhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/healthline-what-know-about-potential-covid-19-treatment-remdesivir#commentsA Statement from SMHS and The GW MFA about the Tragic Events Surrounding the Death of George Floyd and Support of the National Medical Association's Call to Action to Address the Impact of Structural Racism on Law Enforcement Processeshttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/statement-smhs-and-gw-mfa-about-tragic-events-surrounding-death-george-floyd-and-support
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Dear Colleagues,</p>
<p>As a community of students, educators, scientists, and healthcare providers committed to improving human health by all measures, we are appalled by the inhumane deadly force used by law officers on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis, MN, that killed George Floyd. We recognize that this is but the most recent such tragic event. We acknowledge the anger, fear, and decimation of hope that such events create for citizens of color in our United States, as well as the grief and dismay being felt by many others in our nation. </p></div></div></div>Sun, 31 May 2020 13:06:30 +0000abanner27391 at https://smhs.gwu.eduhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/statement-smhs-and-gw-mfa-about-tragic-events-surrounding-death-george-floyd-and-support#commentsObservational Study Seeks to Better Define COVID-19 Virushttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/observational-study-seeks-better-define-covid-19-virus
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A George Washington University (GW) Hospital study, led by Andrew Meltzer, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), is investigating the symptomatology, follow-up care, baseline laboratory studies, and disposition of the COVID-19 virus to better prepare the country for a possible resurgence of the virus later in the year.</p>
<p>“The research team is collecting data on all patients who presented to the emergency department with symptoms typical of COVID-19 or who underwent a COVID-19 diagnostic test,” said Meltzer. The study, part of a multi-center registry of COVID-19 patients presenting to U.S. emergency departments, is supported through a grant from Indiana University.</p></div></div></div>Fri, 29 May 2020 14:36:34 +0000tkoho27386 at https://smhs.gwu.eduhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/observational-study-seeks-better-define-covid-19-virus#commentsAdam Kilian, MD, Serves as Regional Leader for COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliancehttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/adam-kilian-md-serves-regional-leader-covid-19-global-rheumatology-alliance
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Chronic rheumatic diseases may make patients more susceptible to contracting COVID-19 and may effect the severity of the virus. Adam Kilian, MD, is serving as a regional leader for the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance, which is collecting and analyzing clinical data from patients.</p>
</div></div></div>Wed, 27 May 2020 17:05:52 +0000kdvorak27356 at https://smhs.gwu.eduhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/adam-kilian-md-serves-regional-leader-covid-19-global-rheumatology-alliance#commentsMD Program Graduates Bridge Social Distance to Come Together for Hooding Ceremony https://smhs.gwu.edu/news/md-program-graduates-bridge-social-distance-come-together-hooding-ceremony
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>From living rooms and backyards across the country, members of the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) MD Program Class of 2020 took the next step in their medical careers in a virtual graduation celebration on Sunday, May 17.</p>
<p>Streamed to nearly 2,700 computers across 37 countries, the ceremony maintained school tradition by opening with the traditional bagpipe processional of senior leadership. Unlike ceremonies of the past, the virtual event offered a more immediate and intensely personal celebration of the students’ achievements. Many of this year’s graduates donned their academic hoods with the help of family members and friends. Each graduate had a brief moment in the limelight, some holding their children while others waved their diplomas as they slipped into their new regalia.</p></div></div></div>Wed, 27 May 2020 15:15:36 +0000tkoho27351 at https://smhs.gwu.eduhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/md-program-graduates-bridge-social-distance-come-together-hooding-ceremony#commentsDCist - The Pandemic Forced A Rapid Shift To Telemedicine. But Not All Local Patients Find It Convenienthttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/dcist-pandemic-forced-rapid-shift-telemedicine-not-all-local-patients-find-it-convenient
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Neal Sikka, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine, spoke to DCist for an article on the rise of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges presented, and the lessons to learn from moving forward.</p>
</div></div></div>Wed, 27 May 2020 04:00:00 +0000amrizz71327376 at https://smhs.gwu.eduhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/dcist-pandemic-forced-rapid-shift-telemedicine-not-all-local-patients-find-it-convenient#commentsCNN - Practice Sun Safety to Stay Healthy Outside During the Pandemichttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/cnn-practice-sun-safety-stay-healthy-outside-during-pandemic
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Adam Friedman, MD, interim chair of the Department of Dermatology and professor of dermatology, spoke to CNN Health for an article on how to practice sun safety when enjoying the outdoors during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
</div></div></div>Wed, 27 May 2020 04:00:00 +0000amrizz71327366 at https://smhs.gwu.eduhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/cnn-practice-sun-safety-stay-healthy-outside-during-pandemic#commentsAΩA Medical Honor Society Announces Newest Members at a Social Distancehttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/a%CF%89a-medical-honor-society-announces-newest-members-social-distance
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>For the first time in its 65-year history, George Washington University’s (GW) Alpha Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (AΩA) announced that this year’s AΩA graduation-week events, the annual AΩA grand rounds lecture and the awards banquet, were “unavoidably canceled,” due to the COVID-19 disruptions to the academic calendar.</p>
<p>“Our hearts go out to all those who have suffered in the face of the pandemic, and we honor the dedication of all those caring for patients during this difficult time,” Angelike Liappis, MD ’96, associate professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and secretary of the GW chapter of AΩA, wrote in a letter notifying this year’s residents and students of their induction into AΩA. Students also received their certificates through the mail, as well as the decorative honor cord to be worn with academic regalia, signifying AΩA membership.</p></div></div></div>Tue, 26 May 2020 15:25:37 +0000tkoho27321 at https://smhs.gwu.eduhttps://smhs.gwu.edu/news/a%CF%89a-medical-honor-society-announces-newest-members-social-distance#comments